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Module title: Effective Leadership in Healthcare [20 Credit Module]
SCQF level: 09:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10
Module code: NUR09404
Module leader: Fiona-Jean Howson
School School of Health & Social Care
Subject area group: Nursing
Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added
Description of module content:

This module will introduce you to the following topic areas, which you will explore in the context of your area of nursing: Clinical Leadership; Clinical Governance and Change Management. You will explore partnership and team working, and critique effective leadership in contemporary healthcare practice. There will be opportunities to consider the role of the nurse leader in relation to teaching and learning, inter-professional education, clinical support, and supervision. You will consider leadership styles and qualities that are effective in supporting change within the complexity of healthcare settings, and explore theoretical aspects of leadership in the context of your practice. Reflective skills will be explored, and these skills will be used to explore the impact of leadership and change management within your clinical practice.
Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: LO1: Critically reflect on the key theories of leadership in the context of healthcare.

LO2: LO2: Evaluate the role of leadership in ensuring patient safety, clinical effectiveness, and a positive patient experience through a quality improvement process.

LO3: LO3: Demonstrate an understanding of behaviours and roles associated with effective leadership styles to facilitate change in practice.

LO4: LO 4: Critically reflect on the key concepts within this module and how this learning will influence your professional practice.
Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2024/5, Trimester 3, Online (fully o,
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: Online (fully o
Location of delivery: ONLINE
Partner:
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Fiona-Jean Howson
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)NESH Description
Independent Learning Lecture 10 The teaching approach for this module is fully online. The teaching activities will include weekly scheduled online lectures (week 1-12: recorded for asynchronous learning) in which the focus will be on: leadership theories, leadership styles, quality improvement, and the use of change management tools and reflective practice, to create, and evaluate, high-quality sustainable change, within your healthcare practice (LO 1, 2, 3 & 4).
Independent Learning Tutorial 10 To support your learning journey, the teaching schedule will include online (0.5 hour) interactive tutorials which will occur weekly immediately following each lecture (week 1-12: recorded for asynchronous learning) in which lecturers and students can further explore key concepts (LO 1, 2, 3 & 4). In addition, to tutorial sessions, there will also be open office hours scheduled throughout the trimester to provide you additional opportunity to discuss key concepts and seek individualised support.
Online Guided independent study 180 The Moodle VLE platform will be used to support your guided independent study (weekly schedule) and unit activities will guide you through he module in a structured manner. These will include online learning materials, podcasts, quizzes, scenario work and multi-media resources, that encourage your engagement, through a discursive and interactive approach to learning. In addition, group forums will help consolidate your learning and facilitate an opportunity for peer-peer feedback.
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words Description
Essay 100 1~2~3~4 Week 13 , WORDS= 2500 A summative portfolio has been designed which comprises of two elements of assessment.Element 1: is a 2000-word report which critiques one leadership theory in relation to implementing a change idea within clinical practice. This assessment provides students with the opportunity to analyse how leadership influences the implementation of quality improvement in practice and consider effective leadership styles in the context of change. (LO 1, 2 & 3).Element 2: is a 500-word reflection on leadership within the context of healthcare, and allows students to consider how this learning will influence their professional practice (LO 4).
Component 1 subtotal: 100
Component 2 subtotal: 0
Module subtotal: 100

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